VP Financial Crime Advisory

The organisation

At NatWest Markets they put their customers at the centre of the way they do business, so working with them is easy and rewarding.

They are organised around providing the right solution to meet their customers’ needs. They anticipate emerging issues and provide depth of insight and innovative ideas. Genuinely integrated, cross-product teams are enabled to provide holistic, customer-centric solutions while their automated execution provides a seamless customer experience. Their ability to access global markets benefits all of their customers.

The position

Take on an important role in NatWest Markets Netherlands and help NatWest develop a robust and state-of-the-art financial crime function to protect customers and business. You'll be working independently to build the Second Line of Defence Financial Crime function, developing policies, process and controls to support NatWest Markets Netherlands. You'll be joining a vibrant, forward looking team and taking on a role with the significance and scope to make a real difference.

Tasks & responsibilities

What You'll Do: As a Financial Crime expert, you'll have input into the design and execution of controls within operational and high transaction volume markets environments You'll also be a visible presence and credible ambassador for the second line of defence within the front office stakeholder community.

Your Responsibilities will Include: Contributing to business decisions by ensuring critical issues, risks and trends are on the agendas of business leaders. Challenging the business to demonstrate compliance with required standards and provide support and guidance on the practical application of relevant laws and regulation. Liaising with Risk teams to ensure NatWest Markets maintains consistency with RBS wide regulatory frameworks. Representing Financial Crime Advisory for NatWest Markets as required at senior stakeholder forums. Monitoring and reporting on financial crime compliance standards to internal and external stakeholders.

Candidate profile

We're looking for someone with financial crime expertise covering anti-money laundering, anti-bribery and corruption, anti-tax evasion and sanctions. You'll also need management experience, and the motivation and initiative to help us build a new business function.

We'll Look To You To Demonstrate: Excellent advisory and communication skills. The ability to build trusting relationships and work influentially with a wide range of stakeholders. Technical expertise and deep understanding of relevant political and legislative developments across the financial industry and the markets and funds environment. The ability to deliver oversight activity which can serve as concrete evidence to regulators that conduct risks have been identified within target processes.

As a Financial Services organisation NatWest complies with and support the requirements set by our Regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which are designed to protect the customers. This role falls under Conduct Rules of the Individual Accountability Regime (IAR) and is subject to pre-employment screening. This means if your application is successful, you’ll need to satisfy some important background checks before you can start working with NatWest. These will include a full credit check, a criminal record check, residency and right to work checks.

The offer

NatWest offers a competitive remuneration package. Furthermore, NatWest Markets wants everyone to feel welcome, regardless of your background or needs. If you need adjustments making to your working environment, NatWest does everything to support you. As part of this commitment, flexible working options are negotiable.

Interested?

You are invited to apply for this position by using the link below.